European Twenty20 Championship
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The European Twenty20 Championship is a cricket
tournament played for the first time in July 2007 in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
. It was be the first international Twenty20 tournament ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship later in the same year.
The event took place from 20 July to 22 July 2007 and the participating teams were Denmark
, Ireland
, the Netherlands
and Scotland
.
The inaugural tournament, scheduled for July 2007, was actually cancelled just 2 months before the staging of the event. The cancellation was a result of the ODI series between the Netherlands, Ireland and the West Indies, due to take place immediately before the European Twenty20 Championship, being extended to include Scotland. As a result of most of the participating players being amateurs and needing to request leave from their respective professions it was decided to cancel the tournament.
An innovative European Twenty20 tournament was staged at Carmel & District Cricket Club
in July 2008. This eight-team tournament was supported by the International Cricket Council and featured representative international teams from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Russia and Estonia as well as the hosts and a Cricket Board of Wales team.
The tournament was won by Estonia who defeated the Czech Republic in the final. The event is also scheduled to be staged at Carmel again in July 2009.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament played for the first time in July 2007 in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It was be the first international Twenty20 tournament ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship later in the same year.
The event took place from 20 July to 22 July 2007 and the participating teams were Denmark
Danish cricket team
The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966 and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program.-Beginnings:Cricket has been played...
, Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
, the Netherlands
Dutch cricket team
The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New...
and Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
.
The inaugural tournament, scheduled for July 2007, was actually cancelled just 2 months before the staging of the event. The cancellation was a result of the ODI series between the Netherlands, Ireland and the West Indies, due to take place immediately before the European Twenty20 Championship, being extended to include Scotland. As a result of most of the participating players being amateurs and needing to request leave from their respective professions it was decided to cancel the tournament.
An innovative European Twenty20 tournament was staged at Carmel & District Cricket Club
Carmel & District Cricket Club
Carmel & District Cricket Club is a team based in Flintshire North Wales who play competitive cricket in the North Wales Cricket League. They are also the only Welsh village team to defeat an international cricket team and have staged several matches between national teams at their Pen-y-Gelli...
in July 2008. This eight-team tournament was supported by the International Cricket Council and featured representative international teams from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Russia and Estonia as well as the hosts and a Cricket Board of Wales team.
The tournament was won by Estonia who defeated the Czech Republic in the final. The event is also scheduled to be staged at Carmel again in July 2009.